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St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks

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St. Louis Blues
▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
0
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jaden Schwartz's goal at 14:22 of the first period, which took the Blues' chances from 64% to 77%. Expected goals were close — STL 2.7, CHI 2.9; shots on goal were STL 30, CHI 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 38 of 38 (1.000), 2.9 goals saved above expected; Corey Crawford stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jake Allen (38 saves, 1.000), 2. Mackenzie MacEachern (1 G), 3. Jonathan Toews.

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Allen38 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    STL
    M. MacEachern1 G
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    J. Toews

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL21009211430
CHICHI010011017038

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    M. MacEachern(4)
    V. Dunn (4)
    backhandxG 0.15win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:34
  2. STL
    J. Schwartz(8)PPG
    A. Pietrangelo (14), D. Perron (17)
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +12 pts
    2-0
    14:22

3rd period

  1. STL
    B. Schenn(14)
    N. Walker (1), J. Schwartz (14)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +5 pts
    3-0
    8:56
  2. STL
    T. Bozak(3)
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.07
    4-0
    18:11

Penalties

STL 4 PIM·CHI 4 PIM

1st

  • 3:53STLBrayden Schenn · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Saad2 min
  • 14:08CHIPatrick Kane · Trippingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min

2nd

  • 0:21STLNathan Walker · Slashingdrawn by Calvin de Haan2 min
  • 13:52CHIJonathan Toews · Slashingdrawn by Tyler Bozak2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CHI goalSTL goalFinal: CHI 0%

Biggest swing: Jaden Schwartz, 1st 14:22 — STL 64% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.20B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.18J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.17B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.14B. Saad · Missed · xG 0.12K. Dach · Missed · xG 0.12P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.11B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.10A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.09R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.09B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.09A. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.09B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.09J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.08P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.08A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.08D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.08J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.07B. Saad · Missed · xG 0.07D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.06D. Kampf · Missed · xG 0.06C. de Haan · On goal · xG 0.06K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.05K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.04P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.04E. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.04O. Maatta · Missed · xG 0.04K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.03O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.03A. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.03P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.03O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.02P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.02O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02A. Wedin · On goal · xG 0.02A. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.02C. de Haan · Missed · xG 0.02P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.02P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.02B. Seabrook · On goal · xG 0.02C. de Haan · On goal · xG 0.02P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.01A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.01O. Maatta · Missed · xG 0.01K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.01S. Koekkoek · On goal · xG 0.01C. de Haan · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI0 G · 2.9 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsCHI
2.74 G
All situations
0 G2.9
2.23 G
Even strength
0 G2.5
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL47%53%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.69 – 2.86

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

STLvsCHI
30
Shots on goal
38
54%
Faceoffs
46%
1/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
27
Hits
30
12
Blocked shots
14
4
Giveaways
11
12
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27A. PietrangeloD011+130.34000—24:04
55C. ParaykoD000+110.00220—23:54
19J. BouwmeesterD000+110.02220—22:55
72J. FaulkD000+220.03110—22:17
90R. O'ReillyC000020.291006418:59
12Z. SanfordL000000.00400—17:01
17J. SchwartzL112+120.16200—16:40
10B. SchennC101+120.181026016:36
49I. BarbashevL000+150.600006016:32
57D. PerronL011000.00010—15:55
21T. BozakC101+130.46210015:48
18R. ThomasC000+110.20100014:27
26N. WalkerL011+110.06402—14:24
29V. DunnD011+150.07000—13:46
41R. BortuzzoD000000.00130—11:22
61J. de la RoseL000+100.053005011:07
36T. BrouwerR000+100.00320—10:13
28M. MacEachernL101+120.24000—10:00
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(W)383801.0002.88+2.8860:00

Season series

STL leads 4-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).